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Post by tiberius on Apr 25, 2016 13:59:57 GMT
The Court continues to kick the dog fairy.At least <Snuffle> doesn't seem overly bothered in the penultimate panel It might be a big adventure for her. She might be excited since it is not every day she is approached by funny big men in strange plastic suits. And I don't think, they are robots. The court hasn't put robots in decontaminations suits before, so starting this trend now seems very strange. I am wondering whether there might be a Shell or an Aata in one of those.
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Post by ohthatone on Apr 25, 2016 14:04:06 GMT
if your standard procedure doesn't include a dance party, you're doing it wrong.
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Post by fish on Apr 25, 2016 15:35:28 GMT
I find this scene both hilarious and creepy. This sort of cognitive dissonance is me feel anxious. I have a baaad feeling about this chapter.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Apr 25, 2016 16:24:52 GMT
I'll have to find his number and ask if dancing (possibly with glee) once the subject's back is turned is standard operating procedure for the crew. It just might. I bet they are making funny faces behind those mirror windshields. Like, ALL THE TIME. I wonder what they would have done if she'd opted for the pat-down.
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Post by Sauzels on Apr 25, 2016 16:52:19 GMT
I find this scene both hilarious and creepy. This sort of cognitive dissonance is me feel anxious. I have a baaad feeling about this chapter. A bit reminiscent of The Torn Sea, maybe? What with everyone having a great time until some (possible/not-quite) robots start acting funny? Though probably not with the same characters, since the Seraphs have no reason to have anything to do with this, and this would be an odd time to bring up Zimmy again after her not appearing since the aforementioned chapter. So it wouldn't be quite on that level. But this is definitely a setup for something to go wrong. Brainstorming time: What sort of curveball could Tom throw is with <Snuffle>'s visit? Really the only possible hint is the three rocks on the chapter index, since the chapter title and (seemingly) the title image have already been dropped.
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Post by TBeholder on Apr 25, 2016 17:40:41 GMT
All in all, though, this page is definitely a lot less sinister than it seemed like it was going to be. It seemed it was going to be "some poor clown puts himself into position where he is politely intimidated by Annie until he produces enough of sweat to flush those bricks".
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Post by Daedalus on Apr 25, 2016 18:27:52 GMT
if your standard procedure doesn't include a dance party, you're doing it wrong. This is why the Forest is clearly superior to the Court.
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Post by Refugee on Apr 25, 2016 18:41:42 GMT
Very scientific.
Quant. suff.
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Post by dawngazer on Apr 25, 2016 22:32:54 GMT
*Annie and Snuffle approach the Court* *Entourage first dances to welcome the new arrival* *Annie is disgusted by their limp moves* (Flawless headcannon)
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Post by warrl on Apr 26, 2016 0:14:46 GMT
At least <Snuffle> doesn't seem overly bothered in the penultimate panel Yeah, about that, and the last panel... Summon Wasp Nests?
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Apr 26, 2016 1:15:24 GMT
I wonder if they ever attempt it on Coyote and Ysengrin. Though maybe they clean-sweep where they've stepped, heh. Maybe the Court has a prototype M-O model robot following them around.
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Post by Elysium on Apr 26, 2016 10:08:48 GMT
I'm quite sure standard decontaminations procedures do not include dancing. Well then, I'm not calling you for any standard decontamination procedure, I only want professionals who know their job (and their moves).
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Post by sleepcircle on Apr 26, 2016 15:27:35 GMT
I think I know why Snuffle isn't bothered. I mean, cast your mind back to the forest--not all creatures there are friendly. Some are just chaotic and some are actively hostile--like the ones Ysengrin has to keep in line. She probably just assumes they're some of the court's chaotic creatures that Abalone and Smitface have to beat back occasionally.
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Post by TBeholder on Apr 27, 2016 3:15:03 GMT
Snuffle isn't worried because Annie treats them like pests. Either this, or "decontaminations procedure" is as much of organic fertilizer as "standard", and they wanted that thing for some reason.
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Post by fwip on Apr 27, 2016 3:45:16 GMT
Those guys' parties are WILD!!There appears to be similar concerns in both the Court and the Forest about things from the other side growing in their territory, specifically unfettered growth. Although Ysengrin was lying, it appears the Forest is seriously concerned about the Court's technology (Seed Bismuth?) literally growing in (consuming?) the Forest. From the Court's perspective, that could be considered progress, but it is at the expense of the Forest. We already knew the Court was concerned about plants controlled by the Forest growing in the Court. Now we have an example that shows the Court being more concerned about the Forest flora than the Forest fauna. From the Foerst's perspective, that could be considered reclamation, but it is at the expense of the Court. I'm still curious as to how the Court grows, as in internal or external. Did the Court have to explain all the increasing real estate it used, or did it grow internally like the Tardis? I don't think we have confirmation that it's still growing. I remember at least one fan conversation I was in back in the day where we concluded that the Court was TARDIS-esque in its space-bending because it was too large to plausibly hide, but that was more rule of cool than anything else.
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Post by fuzzyone on Apr 28, 2016 6:25:29 GMT
Talk of the court growing puts me in mind of my pet theory: The court grew from the sacrifice of a living being.
The court grew, that's canon. As I said in another thread, though I can't remember which one and when, we only have Ysengrin's word on the damage to the cliff-face from when Annie buried the tictoc. The significance, though, was that no one questioned that it had done so. We know that night Annie experienced an attack from an angry killer ghost that drew blood in the ether. The blood fell to the ground, soaking into it. We were expressly shown this. The next time we see that area, the technology is growing much like the lamp-post of Narnia fame: So much life and magic happening that anything put in the ground will grow. The fact that the tictoc Ysengrin throws at their feet shows signs of growth support his story. Putting these together, I have something of a theory on the nature of the seed bismuth... And my theory is sinister.
Bismuth crystals have an angular structure visible to the human eye, looking like small iridescent cities. My theory is that something tragic happened. A person was killed, perhaps one from each side. This death poured blood into this ether-rich soil. Perhaps over a bismuth crystal, or perhaps something less literal. As a consequence, The foundations of the court began to grow, literally. It may even be that the death was an intentional sacrifice to build their sanctuary in the wilds. We know the court is the type to erase uncomfortable truths, and they have sacrificed others in the name of security and safety. The fact that we/they don't have any facts about the Seed Bismuth past its name could mean the founders just didn't understand the details of the event... Or it was significant enough they needed to say SOMETHING about it... but details like human/other sacrifice were simply left out.
All that to say... If 3 drops of blood could grow a tictoc into 12 feet worth of technology, Imagine the outpouring an entire life could give something in those circumstances... Some potential significance could be that it was Annie's blood that gave life to the planted tictoc. Maybe it was something like her that spawned the court, after being sacrificed for it. Perhaps even an ancestor. I am curious to see what develops from there.
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Post by Druplesnubb on Apr 28, 2016 7:41:25 GMT
What? No. First of all, we already have a character who was sacrificed to create what today is the Court. Adding another would just dilute the significance of the original. Second, why do you assume that Tic-Tocs need anything special to start growing? You said yourself that no one at the meeting was surprised that the Tic-Toc had started growing into the riverbank (though admittedly the Court doesn't know much about Tic-Tocs). And if the place got enough blood to grow the entire Court, wouldn't that be enough to grow the Tic-Toc without any extra blood from Annie? Besides if the blood from just one or two people is enough to grow the entire Court, I'm pretty sure that Tic-Toc would be much larger than we were shown.
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